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Jan 01, 2007 rudyard kiplings classic collection of short stories for children, offers fantastic explanations for the origins of certain animals characteristics, why tides ebb and flow and even how the alphabet was invented. The nobel prizewinning authors enjoyment in playing with the sounds and meanings of words is very evident throughout, and adds to adults enjoyment of these stories for children. Librivox short science fiction index librivox wiki. Just so stories read by geoffrey palmer unabridged. Because their selection is limited to the public domain, you wont find any new releases.
Rudyard kiplings classic collection of short stories for children, offers fantastic explanations for the origins of certain animals characteristics, why tides ebb and flow and even how the alphabet was invented. Just so stories version 4 rudyard kipling 1868 1936 the just so stories for little children are among kiplings best known and loved works. The just so stories for little children are among kiplings best known and loved works. Audiobook a collection of just so stories welltrained mind.
Full text of the stories, including kiplings illustrations the elephants child, free audio story, storynory, january 24, 2006 how the elephant got his trunk, archived audio recording by artssmarts. This recording aims to be the first complete audio book. The twelve magical just so stories tell, among other things, how the camel got his hump, the leopard his spots, the elephant his trunk, how the alphabet was made and how a butterfly caused mayhem at the court of king solomon when he stamped. The stories are listed alphabetically by author and contain links to their associated catalog pages. Apr 22, 2010 the just so stories for little children are among kiplings best known and loved works. These whimsical short stories offer fanciful answers to a dozen of childhoods favorite why and how questions. I am the cat who walks by himself and all places are alike to me here are the delightful stories which kipling first told his own children before setting them down on paper. You can browse by title, author or genre, look at new recordings, or search by key word. Nov 30, 2011 classic literature videobook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Though written for children, they can still entertain without insulting the intelligence adults. The nobel prizewinning authors enjoyment in playing with the sounds and meanings of words is very evident throughout, and. Complete just so stories by rudyard kipling librivox. They are a collection of fantastic stories, typically about how various animals came to be the way they are today.
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Its a blog for korean people who want to study english. This recording aims to be the first complete audio book of this title with nothing left. Librivox recording of the just so stories, by rudyard kipling. The stories, first published in 1902, are fantastic accounts of how various natural phenomena came about. So if youre the kind of person who wants to use one audiobook app. The just so stories are timeless classics, and my 8yo daughter loves listening to them over and over. Each story is accompanied by a poem, in a somewhat ballad style. Just so stories version 6 dramatic reading librivox. Audiobook a collection of just so stories quantity. Complete just so stories by rudyard kipling ic librivox. Librivox audio books provides unlimited access to over 50,000 audio books. Many recordings in multiple languages of grimms fairy tales. Joseph rudyard kipling december 30, 1865 january 18, 1936 was an english author and poet, born in india, and best known today for his childrens books, including the jungle book 1894, the second jungle book 1895, just so stories 1902, and puck of pooks hill 1906.
Chapter for the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer. He has also appeared in many television drama programmes and comedy series, including butterflies, the fall and rise of reginald. The librivox audio books app features classic best sellers and out of print treasures from every genre of literature in more than 30 languages. Of course, this leaves their vast selection in the hands of a mixed bag of excellent, mediocre. Just so storieshow the alphabet was made wikisource. For each audio book, click over to librivox for the link to the itunes oneclick subscription. Just so stories version 2 by rudyard kipling read by. Summary by reynard with help from wikipedia for more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.
Kiplings own illustrations that make just so stories one of the few enduring classics of childrens literature that g. Chapter number of just so stories by rudyard kipling. So, we are wanting to put together a list for the raudiobooks wiki showing user recommendations for what is thest best of librivox. The just so stories for little children, first published in 1902, were written by british author rudyard kipling. Just so storieshow the camel got his hump wikisource, the. Download just so stories audiobook by rudyard kipling. External links just so stories free audiobook at librivox just so stories free ebook at project gutenberg. This means you and the kids can listen to lots of well known classic fiction, nonfiction, and childrens books at no cost right from your personal computer, smart phone, or tablet, by either streaming or downloading the audio files. Written by rudyard kipling and read unabridged by jim weiss.
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There are also links to reader pages that will help you find other stories by your favorite readers. And it was sojust soa little time agoon the banks of the big wagai. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit librivox dot org. How the whale got his throat how the camel got his hump how the rhinoceros got his skin how the leopard got his spots the elephants child the singsong of old man kangaroo the beginning of the armadillos how the first letter was written how the alphabet was made the crab that played with the. The just so stories generally have the theme of a particular animal being altered from an original form to its current form by the acts of human.
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The original editions of just so stories were illustrated with woodcuts by kipling himself. Listen to just so stories version 4 by rudyard kipling, librivox community for free with a 30 day free trial. In the beginning of years, when the world was so new and all, and the animals were just beginning to work for man, there was a camel, and he lived in the middle of a howling desert because he did not want to work. Following the conventions of traditional folklore and legends, just so stories have deliberately fanciful narratives with intent of teaching a moral lesson, but. Just so stories by rudyard kipling classic literature videobook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. The just so stories for little children are among kiplings. Just so stories 1902, kim 1901 a tale of adventure, many short stories. Beautiful stories from shakespeare by edith nesbit. Librivox does not just aggregate the efforts of dispersed individuals but taps into the weird, selfish, idiosyncratic, or inscrutable passions that motivate them. Ive been listening to librivox stories quite a bit lately, and i think ive found the perfect set of cozy winter stories, and i thought id share them the first is edith nesbits book of dragons the stories are lovely.
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